Father Bear Comes; Chester
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There was a boy called Thomas Mead
Who never ever learned to read.
"l wish you would!" his teacher sighed
"Why should l?" Thomas Mead replied.
The Tale of Thomas Mead (Bodley Head 0 370 30357 1, £3.25, January 1981) which is a positive and hilarious answer to `Why should I?' Pat says, `I liked the idea because both my children found reading difficult.' We are delighted to have Thomas Mead on our cover and Pat Hutchins in the Authorgraph (p. 14). For more see the Editor's Page in this issue.
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Illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Chester
The Little Bear books have also become classics of their kind. The most recent of them to appear in paperback contains four enchanting stories about Little Bear and his friends not forgetting his loving parents.
Syd Hoff's books are also very popular with learner readers; the combination of his humorous pictures and simple stories appeals strongly. Chester is a wild horse who is determined to make people want him and has lots of adventures before he is finally accepted by the cowboys.
Also just published in this series are Arthur's Pen Pal by Lillian Hoban and The Several Tricks of Edgar Dolphin. With over forty of these I Can Read books now available in paperback and the new Dr. Seuss ones, it seems to me there is no need whatsoever for schools to cling to their reading schemes.
